At times frustrating to watch, this unorthodox work about national identity will impress and alienate in equal measure.
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At times frustrating to watch, this unorthodox work about national identity will impress and alienate in equal measure.
Master of light and shadow, Pedro Costa returns with another visually-hypnotic elegy about the disenfranchised and their unbearable solitude.
Not a great film by any measure, this oddly-structured dramatization and investigative inquiry into the โMiracle on the Hudsonโ incident is a mildly-affirming work by Clint Eastwood.
A contemporary war film with such generic, by-the-numbers treatment that while assuredly directed by Eastwood, doesnโt feel interesting enough.ย
One of Clint Eastwoodโs better efforts, this well-performed drama about the 1996 Atlanta bombings is efficiently told with just the right amount of sentiment.
Thereโs something rather shallow and underwhelming undergirding the audacious if controlled techniques on display in Sam Mendesโ high-concept WWI film.
Clint Eastwood’s weakest in a long while, but it still remains fairly engaging because of the strength of Leonardo DiCaprio’s singular performance.
A weaker effort by Clint Eastwood that operates at a sluggish pace and tries a tad too hard to be a life-affirming and contemplative film.
Nelson Mandela and the South African rugby team compete for storytelling attention in Clint Eastwood’s decent sports biopic.
Despite its seemingly modest if meta-cinematic setup, Kore-edaโs first film made in the West with big stars reveals layers of subtlety and emotions that creep up genteelly to the surface.